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Narrow price gap between legal and illicit cigarettes, says Ahmad Maslan

Narrow price gap between legal and illicit cigarettes, says Ahmad Maslan Fionaa Kessler © Provided by New Straits Times Malaysia loses about RM5 billion in tobacco tax revenue every year seeing as how cigarettes often vanish in Malaysia due to the sales of illicit cigarettes. - Bernama pic AT the recent Dewan Rakyat sitting, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan suggested conducting a two-year pilot programme to allow tobacco companies to sell legal cigarettes at RM8 per pack. The Pontian member of Parliament and secretary-general of UMNO suggested halving tobacco taxes to curb the black market. The suggestion was met with agreement from the Retail and Trade Brands Advocacy Malaysia Chapter (RTBA Malaysia), a non-governmental organisation safeguarding supply chains and brands from criminal conduct.

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Time for Malaysia to think about setting carbon neutrality target

Time for Malaysia to think about setting carbon neutrality target Alizan Mahadi © Provided by New Straits Times Malaysia has a role to play to take leadership on climate action. - NSTP/File pic Five years since the landmark Paris Climate Agreement was adopted, the quality of the policy responses to climate change remains mixed. Last week, United Nations secretary-general António Guterres declared a state of climate emergency . He said the state of the planet is broken , and that humanity is waging war on nature , on the back of UN reports projecting the 2020s to be the hottest decade on record.

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Reset balance with green recovery efforts

Reset balance with green recovery efforts Amanda Yeo © Provided by New Straits Times Malaysia is also facing the adverse effects of climate change and remains vulnerable to the threat of floods, landslides, haze and water pollutions.- NSTP/MOHD RAFI MAMAT. While it s crucial to provide social safety nets for vulnerable communities to cope with temporary economic shocks, Malaysia also cannot afford to lose sight of environmental sustainability due to the ongoing threat of climate change. As heat-trapping greenhouse gas (GHG) to the atmosphere continues to increase, it does not only result in rising average temperature by over 1 degree Celsius, but also leads to heatwaves, droughts and torrential rains, shifting wildlife populations and habitats, rising seas and floods.

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Covid-19: Number of new cases drop to 1,229 with 4 deaths

Covid-19: Number of new cases drop to 1,229 with 4 deaths
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